FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2004
Release # 04-155 Firm's Hotline: (866) 508-3997
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, First Samco Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Gun Holsters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Fobus GLT gun holsters
Units: About 3,200
Manufacturer: First Samco Inc., through its Fobus USA Holster Division,
of Southampton, Pa.
Hazard: A plastic or leather strap on the gun holster can catch the
trigger of the gun when inserted into the holster causing the gun to
unintentionally discharge, posing an injury hazard to the user.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been eight reports of the Glock handgun
unintentionally discharging when being inserted into the gun holster,
and one report of a user injuring his finger when a Glock handgun
unintentionally discharged while being inserted into the gun holster.
Description: The gun holsters are designed to hold a Series 17 and
Series 19 Glock handgun fitted with a laser-sight light. "GL 2*EMZ" is
engraved in the top of the gun holster and "FOBUS" and "MADE IN ISRAEL"
is printed on the back of the gun holster. This recall involves two
early versions of the Fobus GLT gun holsters, one with a plastic
retention strap less than one inch wide and one with a leather retention
strap less than one inch wide. The new design includes a strap that is
more than one inch wide with a plastic tip too wide to be caught inside
the trigger guard.
Sold at: Gun accessory retailers and distributors nationwide, as well as
on-line at www.fobusholster.com between March 2002 and March 2003 for
about $40 to $45.
Manufactured in: Israel
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the gun holsters immediately and
bring the recalled gun holsters to an authorized Fobus USA distributor
for a free replacement gun holster or contact First Samco Inc. for
instructions on how to return the product for a replacement item.
Consumers also may send their recalled gun holsters to Fobus USA, 1300
B-3 Industrial Highway, Southampton, PA 18966. First Samco, Inc. will
reimburse consumers for return shipping.
Consumer Contact: Call First Samco Inc. toll-free at (866) 508-3997
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Fobus USA's
Web site at www.fobusholster.com
Media Contact: William McManimen at (215) 355-2621, Ext. 21.
To view this press release online, use the following link:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04155.html
June 9, 2004
Release # 04-155 Firm's Hotline: (866) 508-3997
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, First Samco Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Gun Holsters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Fobus GLT gun holsters
Units: About 3,200
Manufacturer: First Samco Inc., through its Fobus USA Holster Division,
of Southampton, Pa.
Hazard: A plastic or leather strap on the gun holster can catch the
trigger of the gun when inserted into the holster causing the gun to
unintentionally discharge, posing an injury hazard to the user.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been eight reports of the Glock handgun
unintentionally discharging when being inserted into the gun holster,
and one report of a user injuring his finger when a Glock handgun
unintentionally discharged while being inserted into the gun holster.
Description: The gun holsters are designed to hold a Series 17 and
Series 19 Glock handgun fitted with a laser-sight light. "GL 2*EMZ" is
engraved in the top of the gun holster and "FOBUS" and "MADE IN ISRAEL"
is printed on the back of the gun holster. This recall involves two
early versions of the Fobus GLT gun holsters, one with a plastic
retention strap less than one inch wide and one with a leather retention
strap less than one inch wide. The new design includes a strap that is
more than one inch wide with a plastic tip too wide to be caught inside
the trigger guard.
Sold at: Gun accessory retailers and distributors nationwide, as well as
on-line at www.fobusholster.com between March 2002 and March 2003 for
about $40 to $45.
Manufactured in: Israel
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the gun holsters immediately and
bring the recalled gun holsters to an authorized Fobus USA distributor
for a free replacement gun holster or contact First Samco Inc. for
instructions on how to return the product for a replacement item.
Consumers also may send their recalled gun holsters to Fobus USA, 1300
B-3 Industrial Highway, Southampton, PA 18966. First Samco, Inc. will
reimburse consumers for return shipping.
Consumer Contact: Call First Samco Inc. toll-free at (866) 508-3997
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Fobus USA's
Web site at www.fobusholster.com
Media Contact: William McManimen at (215) 355-2621, Ext. 21.
To view this press release online, use the following link:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04155.html